Temporary importation of a vehicle for private use, registered on the territory of a foreign state, to the Customs territory of the Customs Union by a foreign individual is carried out without payment of customs fees, under the condition, that the vehicle is imported temporary for the period of the temporary sojourn of a foreign person on this territory, maximum for one year.

By the arrival on the Customs border of the Customs Union a passenger bill of entry in duplicate is filled in. It is also possible to fill in and print it out in duplicate beforehand. The form of the passenger entry bill is placed in the section «FOR INDIVIDUALS» of the English-version website of FCS of Russia.

The bills of entries together with the documents, confirming the data, that the bill contains, are submitted to a customs officer. These documents include:

- person’s ID;

- documents, certifying the right of possession, use and (or) disposal of the vehicle for private use;

- documents, containing the data that determines the vehicle as one for private use.

The initial period for temporary importation, set by the customs authorities, is three months.

One copy of the passenger entry bill with the records of the customs authorities on the temporary importation of the vehicle is to be given back to the individual, be kept by him during all the period of the temporary importation and presented to the customs authorities upon departure.

To prolong the temporary importation period of vehicles for private use, it is necessary to:

- submit to the customs authorities an application at random for the necessity of prolongation of the indicated period before the expiration date of the temporary importation period;

- submit to a customs officer of the customs authorities the bill of entry, registered by the customs authorities upon temporary importation of the vehicle for private use.

When applied by a foreign person, the period of temporary importation of a vehicle for private use can be prolonged by the customs authorities within the limits of one year from the day on which the temporary importation of the vehicle was carried out. The temporary importation for more than one year from the day on which the temporary importation of this vehicle was carried out is possible only under the condition of its customs declaration and payment of customs fees and duties.

Note: cession of rights for use and (or) possession of the temporary imported vehicles for private use registered on the territory of the foreign state to other individuals is allowed only:

- Under the condition of their customs declaring and customs fees and duties payment;

for the exportation of vehicles over the borders of the Customs Union by the permission of the Customs authorities, if such exportation is impossible because of death, a serious disease of the individual, who carried out the temporary importation, or other reasons.